Water-closet flushing apparatus.



Patented Mar. I9, 190|, H. HAYNES.

WATER CLOSET FLUSHING, APPARATUS.

(Application lad Nov. 15, 1899.? (No Model.)

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lIUI! No. 669,990. Patented Mar. |9, |9or.

H. HAYNES. WATER CLOSET FLUSHING APPARATUS.

(Application led Nov, l5, 18999.

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HENRY HAYNES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- TI'IIRDS TO DAVID W. DAVIES AND DAVID M. REILLEY, OF SORANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

WATER-CLOSET FLUSHlNG APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,990, dated March 19, 17901.

Application led November 15; 1899. Serial No. 737,084. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.' cupied again, when the valves will be operated Be it known that I, HENRY HAYNES, a citias before noted. zen of the United States, residing in Phila- Referring now to Fig. 1 of the drawings, l

delphia, Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain represents the seat, provided with hinges 2.,

Improvements in VVater-Oloset Flushing Apconnecting it to a rear tilting shelf or frame 55 paratus, of which the following is a speci- 3, which is pivoted at each side at 4 to brackcation. ets 5, carried by the wall of the inclosing My invention relates to certain improvestructure or by any other suitable support. ments in water-closet flushing apparatus, The water-discharge or flushing pipe (5 passes io adapted more particularly foruseinthat class through an aperture 7 in the tilting shelf 3, 6o of closets in which the finishing-tank is norand this aperture is of such size that the pipe mally empty. 6 will not interfere with the shelf when the My present improvements relate to certain latter is tilted. novel features of construction in connection Carried by the tilting shelf 3 and pivoted with the valve structure located in the tank to the same at S is an arm or lever 9, secured 65 and the combination of an air-vent with the at its lower end by nuts 9a to a rod l0, which sameand toa novel form of seat for the bowl, passes through the flushing-pipe G and conwhereby the valves in the tank are operated trols the discharge-valve 11 in the tank l2. when the closet is used, such seat operating A spring 13 serves to keep the rod l0 in the zo the valves when sat upon and also when raised normal lowered position. The seat l is pro- 7o and tilted back should it be desired to use the vided with a rubber pad 14, set in the under bowl a urinal. surface of the same, and this pad contacts My invention is fully illustrated in the acwith the bowl l5 when the seat is occupied, companying drawings, in whichpreventing all danger of cracking the bowl Figure l'isasectional perspective view, parand serving also to dissipate any jar to the 75 tially broken away, showing the seat-operated body d ue to the lowering of the seat after sitmechanism controlling the valves in the tank ting down on the saine. When a person sits and also the valve mechanism located therein. on the seat, the rear of the sanie is depressed, Fig. 2. is a view of a special form of valve and this portion being connected to the tilt- 3o structure forming part of my invention, ing shelf it causes the latter to rise at the 8o adapted to control the inlet of Water to the back. The arm or lever 9 being connected to tank; and Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views the rear portion of the shelf is carried up by illustrating the mechanism controlled by the the same and raises the rod l0 in the waterseat fcroperaing the valves in the tank when discharge or flushing pipe 6 and closes the the seat is tilted back. discharge-valve l1 of the tank, the same ac- 85 As I have already stated, my invention re tion opening the inlet-valve 16, and the tank lates to that class of water-closets in which fills with water while the seat is occupied. the [iushing-tank is normally empty, the dis- As soon as the person rises from the seat the charge-valve being open and the inlet-valve tilting shelf 3 resumes its normal position, the

4o closed when the closet is not in use. When rod l0 in the discharge-pipe 6 drops, carrying 9o a person occupies the seat, however, the disthe valve il away from its seat, being assistcharge valve is closed, the inletvalve is ed by the spring 13, and the water which has opened, and the tank fills with water until collected in the tank l2 fiows out of the saine theinlet is cut ott byalioat-valve in the tank through the pipe 6 to flush the bowl. To

closing said inlet. When the person rises prevent leakage from the service or flushing 95 from the seat, the latter resumes its normal pipe 6, the rod l0 in the same passes through position, the discharge-valve opens, and the a stuffing-box l0, arranged below the turn in water passes from the tank through a suitthe pipe 6. able pipe to iiush the bowl, tbe tank empty- The upper end of the pipe Gis enlarged, as

5o ing and remaining empty until the seat is ocshown in Figs. l and 2, and has a flange 17, roo

upon which the bottom of the tank 12 rests. The enlarged portion of the pipe 6 is threaded at 18, and adapted to this threaded portion is the externally-threaded dange of a plate 19, which has a seat 2O for the valve 11. 1When the plate 19 is screwed in place, the bottom of the tank is confined between said plate and the flange 17 of the pipe 6. The plate 19 has a series of posts 2l, supporting a sleeve 22, which serves as a guide for an overow and air-Vent pipe 23, connected at its lower end to the rod l10 in the service-pipe 6. This air-vent pipe 23 has an opening 24, arranged below the valve 11,carried by the same.

Pivotally hung to the sleeve 22 at 25 is a bell-crank lever 26, carrying at the upper end of its long arm 27 a small roller 28, on which the stem or arm 29 0f a iioat 30, controlling the inlet-valve, rests, the short arm 31 of this lever 26 having a flat portion 32 on which said arm 29 rests when the road lO is pushed up to close the valve 11. A flexible washer 33 is carried by the stem 29 of the fioat to engage the flat portion 32 of the short arm of the bell-crank lever, so that there will be no jar to the parts nor noise when the stem 29 contacts with said flat portion 32. The rod 10 is threaded at its upper end and is adapted to a threaded socket in the end of the overflow-pipe 23, so that when this rod 10 is raised Jthrough the movement of the tilting shelf 3 the pipe 23 is also raised. The pipe 23 is threaded at the top and carries a collar 34, adapted to this threaded portion. Pivotally hung at 35 to this collar is a link 36, the opposite end of which is connected to the arm 31 of the bell-crank lever 26. This collar has a set-screw 37, whereby it may be locked to the pipe 23. By means of the link 36 the bell-crank lever is turned when the rod 10 is raised, allowing the Boat-controlled valve 16 to open, so that the tank 12 may fill with water. As the tank fills the float rises and closes the inlet-valve, and when the person that has been using the closet rises from the seat the bell-crank lever will resume its normal position as the rod 10 drops, the roller 28 supporting the stem or arm of the float and keeping the inlet-valve closed, as shown in Fig. 1.

The arrangement of the combined overflow and air-vent pipe 23 to carry the outlet-valve of the tank, with the lower opening of said air-vent pipe below the valve, is such as to make the action of iiushing the bowl practically noiseless.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a special form of valve structure adapted to be located in the tank 12, in which both theinlet and discharge valves of the tank are carried by the air-Vent or overfiow pipe 23, this pipe 23 in this structure, as well as in that shown in Fig. 1, being carried by the rod 10. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2 the fioat-valve controlling the supply of water to the tank is not affected by the movement of the rod 10 `in the pipe 6, and hence it is not illustrated in connection vwith Fig. 2.. The supply-valve for the struc- -posts 21, carried by the plate 19.

ture shown in Fig. 2 is open at all times ex'- cept when it is closed by the water in the tank causing the float to rise tol cnt off the supply; but although the valve is open the water from the source of supply does not empty directly into the tank 12, but into a pipe 38, which terminates in an enlarged chamber 39, having a valve-seat 40, to which is adapted a valve 41, controlling the liow of water to the tank, and this valve is mounted on a stem 42, projecting from the air-vent or overow pipe 23, carried by the rod 10 in the pipe 6. The stem 42 is preferably guided in a spider-frame 43, located in the chamber 39. In this arrangement the air-vent pipe 23 is bent, as shown, and projects between the The valve 11, controlling the outlet of water from the tank to the discharge or flushing pipe 6, is arranged in the same manner as the structure shown in Fig. 1.

The pipe 38 is always filled with water, as the Valve o f the water-supply controlled by the float is always open except when the tank has filled with water during the use of the closet. Normally the chamber 39, with which the pipe 38 communicates, is closed by the valve 41, and the tank begins to fill from the pipe 38 as soon as the seat of the closet is operated, such action raising the rod 10 in the pipe 6, and thereby lifting the valve 41 from its seat. This valve is arranged to close with the pressure, and being adapted to a ground seat there is little or no danger of leakage when the closet is not in use.

When it is desired .to use the bowl of the closet as a uri nal,the seat 1 is lifted, as a matter of course, and is thrown back against the pipe 6. This action serves to operate the valve mechanism in the tank in substantially the same manner as when the seat is sat upon. To accomplish this, special devices are carried by the seat, which serve to move the tilting shelf into the same position to raise the rod lO as when the seat is occupied, and this structure is fully shown in Figs. 3 land 4. Pivotally hung at 44 to a bracket 45, carried by the under side of the seat 1, is a lever 46, connected at its opposite end to a link 47, pivoted at 48 to one of the brackets 5,which serve to support the tilting shelf 3, or to any other fixed support. When the seat 1 is raised, the lever 46 acts to tilt the shelf 3, so as to raise the rod 10 in the pipe 6, thereby closing the discharge-valve 11 of the tank and opening the inlet-valve 16. While the seat is in the raised position the tank will fill with water, and when the seat is lowered the parts will resume their normal positions, permitting the discharge-valve to open, and the water that has filled the tank will iow out of the same through the pipe 6 and iiush the bowl, the parts acting in the same manner as when the seat is returned to its normal position after being sat upon. By raising the seat 1 part way only, however, the discharge-Valve will be only partially closed and the inlet-valve IOO IOS

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scacco will open partially, and a slight continuons How of water may be had while the bowl is being used as a urinal without the necessity of iiushing the bowl.

A wearing-plate 49 is preferably let into the under side of the tilting shelf 3, so as to take the wear of the links 47, these links being further provided with antifriction-rollers 50 to reduce the wear as much as possible and facilitate the movements of the parts. The tilting shelf 3 is cut away at 51 to accommodate the movement of the lever 46.

The seat l, as before noted,is providedwith cushions 14,1et into the under side of the same at the front and rear, such cushions being of rubber, felt, or other suitable resilient material, so that the body will not be jarred when a person sits on the seat, and there will be no danger of injuring the bowl by the accidental dropping of the seat. The front pad or cushion (not shown) is higher than the rear cushion, so that the rear portion of the seat may be maintained normally in the raised position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination in a water-closet flushing apparatus, of the bowl, a tank, a servicepipe for iiushing the bowl, inlet and discharge valves in said tank, a rod carrying the discharge-valve, a guide for said rod, means carried by said guide for controlling the inletvalve, means for raising said rod, and a connect-ion between said rod and the means carried by its guide for opening the inlet-valve when the rod is raised.

2. The combination in a water-closet. flushing apparatus, of the bowl, a tank, a servicepipe for iushing the bowl, inlet and discharge valves in said tank, a rod carrying the discharge-valve, a guide for said rod, means controlled by said rod for operating the inletvalve, an adjustable sleeve carried by said rod, means for raising the rod, and a link connecting the rod with the means for operating the inlet-valve, the upward movement of said rod serving to open the inlet-valve and close the discharge valve, substantially as described.

3. The combination in a water-closet flushing apparatus, of the bowl, a tank, a servicepipe for flushing the bowl leading from said tank, inlet and discharge valves in said tank, a rod carrying the discharge-valve, a guide for said rod located in the tank, means controlled by said rod for operating the inletvalve, an adjustable sleeve carried by said rod, means for raising the rod, and a linkV connecting the sleeve carried by said rod with the means for operating the inlet-valve, the movement of said rod operating both valves in the tank, substantially as described.

4. The combination in a water-closet flushing apparatus, of the bowl, a service or flushing pipe communicating therewith, a tank supported above the bowl and communicating with the service-pipe, a pivotally-mount-ed tilting shelf below said tank, and a Watercloset seat hinged at its rear end to the front end ofthe tilting shelf and supported thereby above the top of the bowl; the forward end of said seat being supported rigidly on the front of the bowl, said seat andl tilting shelf being normally on a horizontal plane, substantially as described.

5. The combination in a water-closet flushing apparatus, of the bowl, a service-pipe for iiushing said bowl, valves controlling the dow of water to said pipe, a rod located in said pipe for operating the valves, a seat for the bowl rigidly supported at the front of the same, and a tilting shelf to which said seat is hinged and supported at the rear of the same above the level of the bowl, the connection between the seat and the shelf and between the shelf and the rod in the servicepipe being such, that the valves controlling the flow of water to said service-pipe will be operated when the rear. portion of the seat is depressed.

6. The combination in a water-closet iiushing apparatus, of the bowl, a service-pipe for flushing the same, valves controllingr the flow of water to said pipe, a rod for operating said valves, a seat Afor the bowl rigidly supported at the front of the same, and a tilting shelf supported wholly free from the bowl to which said seat is hinged and supported at the rear of the same, said shelf being so connected to the rod that the valves controlling the flow of water to the service-pipe will be operated when the rear portion of the seat is depressed, substantially as described.

7. rlhe combination in a water-closet iiushing apparatus, of the bowl, a tank, a servicepipe leading from the tank and communicating with the bowl for flushing the same, valves in said tank controlling the inlet and outlet of water, a rod located in said pipe and controlling the operation of said valves, a seat for the bowl rigidly supported at the front of the same, anda tilting shelf to which said seat is hinged and supported at the rear of the same, said shelf being so connected to the rod in the service-pipe that the valves in the tank will be operated when theseat is depressed at the rear.

S. The combination in a water-closet ilushing apparatus, ofthe bowl, a tank, a servicepipe leading from the tank for ilushing the bowl, valves in said tank controlling the inlet and outlet of water, a rod located in the service-pipe for operating said valves, a pipe providing an air-vent and overflow carried by the upper end of said rod, the valve controling the outlet of water from the tank being secured to said pipe, a seat for said bowl rigidly supported at the front of the Same,aud mechanism actuated by said seat for operating the valves through the medium of the rod in the service-pipe, said mechanism being operated when the seat is depressed, said overflow-pipe having an opening below the valve IOO IIO

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carried by the same, such opening forming an air-vent and serving to prevent noise in the service-pipe while the bowl is being iiushed.

9. The combination in a water-closet liushing apparatus, of the bowl, a tank, aservicepipe leading from the tank for flushing the bowl, inlet and discharge valves in said tank, a float connected to the inlet-valve, a rod carrying the discharge-valve, a guide for said rod, a bell-crank lever pivoted to said guide, the float being supported by one arm of said bell-crank lever, means for raising said rod, and a connection between said rod and the bell-crank lever whereby the upward movement of the rod to close the discharge-valve will operate the bell-crank lever, releasing the oat and permitting the inlet-valve to open.

10. The combination in awater-closet Hushing apparatus, ofthe bowl, a tank, a servicepipe leading from the tank for ilushing the bowl, inlet and discharge valves in said tank, a float connected to the inlet-valve, a rod in the service-pipe carrying the discharge-valve, a guide for said rod located in the tank, a bell-crank lever` pivoted to said guide, the longer arm of which lever serves to support the stem ot the float, means for raising the rod in the servicepipe, and a link connecting said rod and the bell-crank lever, whereby the upward movement of the rod to close the discharge-valve will move the bell-crank lever, releasing the tloat and permitting the inlet-valve to open.

11. The combinationinawater-closet flushing apparatus, of the bowl, a tank, a servicepipe for flushing the bowl, inlet and discharge valves in said tank, a float controlling the inlet-valve, a rod carrying the dischargevalve, aguide for said rod located in the tank, a bell-crank lever pivoted to said guide, the longer arm of which lever serves to support the stem of the float, an adjustable sleeve carried by said rod, means for raising the rod, and a link hung from said adjustable sleeve and connected to said bell-crank lever wherebythe upward movement of said rod to close the discharge-valve will release the bell-crank lever, permitting the float to fall and open the inlet-valve.

12. The combinationinawater-closet iushing apparatus, of the bowl, a tank, a servicepipe for flushing the bowl, inlet and discharge valves in said tank, a float controlling the inlet-valve, a rod carrying the dischargevalve, a bell-crank lever mounted in said tank and in operative engagement with the rod, said lever having an arm adapted to support the iioat when the inlet-valve is closed and another arm engaged by the stern of the iioat when the inlet-valve is opened, and means for raising the rod, the connection between the rodand the bell-crank lever being such that the latter will be moved when the rod is raised, substantially as described.

13. The combination inawater-closet Hushing apparatus, of the bowl, a tank, a servicepipe for flushing the bowl, inlet and discharge valves in said tank, a float controlling the inlet-valve, a rod carrying the dischargevalve, a bell-crank lever mounted in said tank and in operative engagement with the rod, said lever having an arm adapted to support the float when the inlet-valve is closed, an antit'riction-roller carried by said arm in contact with the stem of the float, said lever having another arm adapted to support the stem of the tloat when the inlet-valve is opened, a cushion carried by the stem ot' the float and adapted to contact with one arm of the bellcrank lever when the float falls, and means for raising the rod, the connection between the bell-crank lever and the rod being such that when the rod is raised the bell-crank lever will be moved, substantially as described.

14. The combinationinawater-closet Hushing apparatus,`of the bowl, a tank, a servicepipe t'or flushing said bowl, an arrangement of valves controlling the inlet of water to the tank, a valve controlling the discharge of water from the tank to the service-pipe, a rod located in the service-pipe controlling the inlet and outlet valves ofthe tank, a pipe forming an air-vent and providing an overflowpassage connected to the rod controlling the inlet and outlet valves, the outlet-valve being carried by said pipe above the air-vent opening, and means for moving the rod in the service-pipe whereby the valves controlling the flow of water to and from the tank will be actuated, substantially as described.

15. ln a flushing apparatus for water-closets of the character described, including a bowl, a service-pipe for the same, valves controlling the flow of water to said pipe and a rod .for actuating said valves, the combination with a seat for said bowl rigidly secured to the front of the same, a tilting shelf to which said seat is hinged a support at the rear above the bowl, and an arm carried by said shell` and connected to the rod for operating the valves, said seat being capable of downward movement at the rear of the same, such movement tilting the shelf and causing the arm carried thereby to raise the rod and actuate the valves controlling the iiow of water to the service-pipe, substantially as described.

16. In atlushing apparatus for water-closets, including a bowl, a service-pipe for the same, valves controlling the flow of water to said pipe, and a rod located in the pipe for actuating said valves, in combination with a seat for the bowl, a tilting shelf to which said seat is hinged, an arm depending from said shelf at the rear of the same and connected to the rod in the service-pipe, said seat being capable of downward movement at the point of its connection with the tilting shelf, such movement rocking the shelf and causing the depending arm carried by the same to raise ythe rod in the service-pipe and operate the valves, substantially as described.

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17. In a fl ushing apparatus for Water-closets, including a bowl, a service or iiushing pipe for the same, valves controlling the flow of water to said pipe, and a rod for actuating said valves located in the service-pipe,in combination with a seat for the bowl, a tilting or rocking shelf at the rear of the seat to which the latter is hinged, brackets carrying pivots supporting said shelf, an arm depending from the shelf at the rear of the same and connected to the rod, and a jointed lever connecting the tilting shelf and the seat whereby said shelf will be moved when the seat is raised, substantially as described.

18. In a flusliingapparatus for water-closets, including a bowl, a service or flushingpipe for the same, Valves controlling the flow of water to said pipe, and a rod located in the service-pipe for actuating said valves, in combination with a seat for the bowl, a tilting shelf to which said seat is hinged, brackets carrying pivots supporting said shelf, a depending arin carried by the shelf at the rear of the same and connected to the rod, a lever carried by the seat, and a link pivoted to the shelf-bracket and connected to the lever of the seat, said link being in engagement with the shelf and acting on the rear of the same when the seat is raised, substantially as described.` Y

19. In a fi ushing apparatus for water-closets, including a bowl, a service or iushing pipe for the same, valves controlling the flow of water to said pipe, and a rod located in the service-pipe for actuating said Valves, in combination with a seat for the bowl, a tilting shelf to which said seat is hinged, brackets supporting said shelf, a depending arm carried by the shelf at the rear of' the same and secured to the rod, a lever carried by the seat, a link pivoted to one of the shelf-brackets and connected to the lever of the seat, said link being in engagement with the shelf and acting on the rear of the same when the seat is raised, a roller carried by said link in engagement with the shelf, and a wearing-plate set in the under side of the shelf, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HENRY HAYNES.

Witnesses:

MURRAY C. BOYER, Jos. H. KLEIN. 

